Origin of finish
1300–50; Middle English
finisshen < Anglo-French, Middle French
finiss-, long stem of
finir < Latin
fīnīre to end. See
fine1
synonym study for finish
13. See
end1.
OTHER WORDS FROM finish
fin·ish·er, noun non·fin·ish·ing, adjective, noun pre·fin·ish, verb (used with object), nounWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH finish
Finnish finishWords nearby finish
finick,
finicky,
fining,
finis,
finis coronat opus,
finish,
finish line,
finished,
finisher,
finisher card,
finishing
Example sentences from the Web for finish
British Dictionary definitions for finish
finish
/ (ˈfɪnɪʃ) /
verb (mainly tr)
noun
Word Origin for finish
C14: from Old French
finir, from Latin
fīnīre see
fine
1
Idioms and Phrases with finish
finish
see from soup to nuts (start to finish); in at the death (finish).